Manziel to ESPN: No more Twitter (for now)

COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel, the Heisman Trophy winner, told ESPN he’s staying away from Twitter. For the time being, at least.

“I’ve kind of just shut it all off,” Manziel told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. “With how the media has been with me for a while, I just shut everything off. As of (Monday), I said I was done with (Twitter) for however long. It’s fun to have, but it can get to be distracting at points.”

As of Tuesday night, Manziel had about 332,000 followers on the website. Manziel also told ESPN he got a temporary Texas Longhorn tattoo while in Cabo San Lucas on spring break because “somebody dared me to do it, and we thought it would be funny.”

The Aggies are currently taking part in spring drills, but Manziel has not been made available by coach Kevin Sumlin to the media that covers A&M on a daily basis in three weeks. A&M continues practice on Wednesday.